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Aeration: The water is mixed to liberate dissolved gases and to suspended particles in the water column. Flocculation: The materials and particles present in drinking water (clay, organic material, metals, microorganisms) are often quite small and so will not settle out from the water column without assistance. To help the settling process along, "coagulating" compounds are added to the water, and suspended particles "stick" to these compounds and create large and heavy clumps of material. Filtration: The water is run through a series of filters which trap and remove particles still remaining in the water column. Typically, beds of sand or charcoal are used to accomplish this task. Disinfection: The water, now largely free of particles and microorganisms, is treated to destroy any remaining disease-causing pathogens. This is commonly done with chlorination or ultraviolet radiation.

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The solid carbon block faucet mount filters are reasonably effective in reducing contaminants. These filters, by nature, are quite smalland because filter effectiveness is dependent on contact time of the water with the filter media, a larger, high-quality solid carbon block filter will be more effective at reducing contaminants at the same flow rate. a high-quality solid block activated carbon replacement filter will filter water for between 7 and 10 cents per gallon. 2 gallons of filtered water per day would cost between $50 and $100 per year Most Common Filtration Solid Carbon Block faucet mount filters

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According to a NRDC study, U.S. consumers paid between 240 and 10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than for tap water For the price of one bottle of Evian, Americans can receive 1,000 gallons of tap water The global consumption of bottled water reached 41 billion gallons in 2004, up 57 percent in just five years. More than 5 trillion gallons of bottled water is shipped internationally each year. Supplying Americans with plastic water bottles for one year consumes more than 47 million gallons of oil The energy required to produce 33 billion liters is equivalent to 32-54 million barrels of oil In 2007, US consumers purchased more than 33 billion liters of bottled water

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What’s the Source? More than 25 percent of bottled water comes from a public source. If water is packaged as "purified" or "drinking water," It likely originated from a municipal water supply, and unless the water has been “substantially” altered, it must state on the label that the water comes from a municipal source. Both Aquafina (Pepsi) and Dasani (Coca-Cola) originate from municipal water systems National Resource Defense Council

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Other terms used on the label about the source, such as “glacier water” or “mountain water," are not regulated standards of identity and may not indicate that the water is necessarily from a pristine area Artesian water, groundwater, spring water, well water - water from an underground aquifer which may or may not be treated. Well water and artesian water are tapped through a well. Spring water is collected as it flows spontaneously to the surface or via a borehole. Ground water can be either. Distilled water - steam from boiling water is recondensed and bottled. Distilling water kills microbes and removes water’s natural minerals Drinking water – water intended for human consumption and sealed in bottles or other containers with no ingredients except that it may optionally contain safe and suitable disinfectants. Fluoride may be added within limitations Purified water - water that originates from any source but has been treated to meet the U.S. Pharmacopeia definition of purified water. Purified water is essentially free of all chemicals. Reverse osmosis is often used.

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Is it safe? Most bottled water appears to be safe. (NRDC independent testing of 1000 bottles) EPA sets standards for tap water provided by public water systems; the Food and Drug Administration sets bottled water standards based on EPA's tap water standards Most bottled water is treated more than tap water; however, some is treated less or not treated at all. About 22 percent of the brands tested by NRDC contained, in at least one sample, some chemical contaminant

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can leach into bottled water overtime. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles PET phthalates known to disrupt testosterone and other hormones, One study found that water that had been stored for 10 weeks in plastic bottles contained phthalates, suggesting that the chemicals could be coming from the bottle, the plastic cap or the liner It also appears possible that some as-yet unidentified chemicals in plastics have the potential to interfere with estrogen and other reproductive hormones

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The study stressed that amounts of antimony were well below official recommended levels. But it also discovered that the levels almost doubled when the bottles were stored for three months The study collected 48 brands of water in PET bottles from its source in the ground at a German bottling plant. The water had 4 ppt of antimony before being bottled, the contents of a new bottle had 360 ppt and one opened three months later had 700 ppt. The health effects of antimony ingestion are not well known Royal Society of Chemistry Publication Antimony The U.S. EPA has established 6.0 parts per billion (ppb) as a safe level

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88% of water bottles are not recycled In 2005, 2 million tons of plastic water bottles were not recycled In 2006, 2 billion half-liter bottles of water were shipped to U.S. ports Where are all the old bottles?